diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1043c395c..a3c06e3cb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,12 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.22.5] - 2022-01-25
+
+### Fixed
+
+- `README.md` images now use master branch's raw image urls hosted on <https://github.com> instead of <https://raw.githubusercontent.com>. Also, switched image rendering from html to markdown.
+
 ## [0.22.4] - 2022-01-25
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 073069bb1..415de9c7c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 &nbsp;
 
 <div align="center">
-<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AgnostiqHQ/covalent/blob/master/doc/source/_static/light.png#gh-light-mode-only" width="70%">
-<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AgnostiqHQ/covalent/blob/master/doc/source/_static/dark.png#gh-dark-mode-only" width="70%">
+
+![covalent logo](https://github.com/AgnostiqHQ/covalent/blob/master/doc/source/_static/dark.png#gh-dark-mode-only)
+![covalent logo](https://github.com/AgnostiqHQ/covalent/blob/master/doc/source/_static/light.png#gh-light-mode-only)
 
 &nbsp;
 
@@ -23,7 +24,8 @@ Covalent is a Pythonic workflow tool used to execute tasks on advanced computing
 ## ✨ Features
 
 <div align="center">
-<img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AgnostiqHQ/covalent/blob/master/doc/source/_static/uibanner.png" width="100%">
+
+![covalent ui banner](https://github.com/AgnostiqHQ/covalent/blob/master/doc/source/_static/uibanner.png?raw=true)
 
 <em>With Covalent's UI, bring your workflows to life! </em>
 </div>
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 4240544f3..03035cdde 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.22.4
+0.22.5